Pond Bluegill

[dixieangler]

I got a few pond bluegill last Sunday evening over at a nearby residential community fishing from the bank with the 5wt. and a floating line. Most were only average size. I was just getting ready to take a photo of the first bluegill I caught on a #8 Aberdeen yellow Nymphomie Pusher foam fly Dremel bug but the gill got off the hook before I could take the photo. I did get a photo of the last gill I caught toward dark. An average size of about 7 or 8 inches I caught on a #10 Improved Black Gnat wet fly. The little rascal took the fly deep enough I had to use the foreceps (hemostat).

[Thwack]

Nice catch. Did you invite it to dinner afterwards?

[dixieangler]

Did you invite it to dinner afterwards?

Hi Thwack,

No, I didn't catch enough that day to put them on ice. I have a hard time taking a photo one-handed while I'm holding lively fish in one hand and the camera in the other even while in the water so whether right or wrong, I had to lay it down. If I can hold the fish one-handed lipped by the mouth, I can take the photo. That one didn't take the fly so deep that I had to keep it anyway and so its still swimming in the pond.

[hoboflyfisher]

Well done Dixie glad you could make it out before the cold front hit your area. If it makes it into the mid 60's before the holiday I may get out myself.
Hobo

[Warm Water Fly Fisher]

nice fish, i can't wait til i get out in the spring. too cold to fish here now

[dsaavedra]

hmmm thats a strange looking gill. most of mine are wel....this colored:

[Warm Water Fly Fisher]

very pretty fish there David

[dixieangler]

Good one, David . We have some of those gold colored ones also. The one above that I caught is one of the striped copperheaded variety. They can get pretty large. I'v caught some of those copperheaded up to about 11 or 12 inch on some waters. Lot of different kinds of Bluegill in that pond.

[white43]

One of my goals was to post pictures here this year, and I have a nice batch of gills I caught after Thanksgiving just sitting here. My son is home tomorrow so I'll have him help. JGW

[dsaavedra]

lol. ok. i get it

i have plenty of other pics of bull bluegill. i will posdt them in a min.